@bonnie this may not be "a thing" but given the recent issue of Tesla not pulling a batch of late June orders into production due to a database query issue, I'm now wondering if the complete lack of white interior MR builds might be similar. Can you escalate?
For those awaiting an MR with white interior, you may be interested to filter the first tab of Troy's worksheet linked here:
Teslike Model 3 Order Tracker #3
In it, I note 93 MR orders with white interior, zero of which have received a VIN. I also note 43 non-MR yet white interior Model 3s since Oct 18 which I believe is when MRs were first presented for ordering, nearly all of which have self-reported a VIN...many were delivered within a week of the order indicating an inventory match, while nearly all others were delivered around a month after ordering. And of course we all know that MRs with black interior are flowing now.
The good news is that if 93 MRs with white interior is representative of the overall 1.5% sample rate in the workbook, there's only ~6200 white interior Model 3s currently awaiting a VIN/production/delivery. That's 1-1.5 weeks of production, so all could be manufactured and delivered by 12/31 even as of today.
The key in my mind is to ensure that Tesla's database queries to tell production what to assemble are including white interior MRs.
Because there are non-MR Model 3s being built with white interiors, implying some sort of unintentional gap in logic right now.
If I were seeking a white interior MR by 12/31, I would be making friends with a local SA to get a sense of how many inventory black interior MRs are floating around, and how many inventory white LRs are floating around, in case I decide to change my order to ensure I get a Model 3 by 12/31. I'd make my order change by roughly 12/7 if I lived on the east coast, by 12/25 if I lived near the factory. You don't want to be late to this type of researching, because as the days click by without any MR white interior VINs being assigned, a proverbial run on the inventory bank becomes more likely. Good luck to all with decisions/actions.
Good luck all.